Notwithstanding the efforts of a game cast, this is a grotesque miscalculation that disrespects the memory of those who perished in one of the darkest episodes in recent history by turning it into a piece of white-knuckle entertainment.
The Colony does generate some cheesy do-or-die tension in the final half hour, but most of the time it is hard to take seriously.
The final scenes are given over to the inevitable escape attempt, handled in very noisy, very predictable fashion.
Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl star in this ropey drama about a sinister Chilean religious community founded by a Nazi émigré.
Simplistic and sadistic, Colonia is hard to take seriously and winds up feeling an insult to the suffering of all.
Emma Watson and Daniel Brühl make a swashbuckling escape from a dark corner of Chilean history in this ill-judged romantic thrilller.
The Colony is one of those rare films that actually affect social and political change
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